The Braided Fig

Lovely place. We arrived just after opening & settled in a comfy chair for a coffee & a perusal of the menu. The kitchen opens at 12, so a nice coffee to take the chill off on a dreich Aberdeen morning was just the ticket. Lunch was lovely. Our dishes were Black Mac & Langoustine Scampi. If I'm honest, I'm not sure the addition of the black pudding added anything to the delicious macaroni cheese, but the pancetta was nice with it. My husbands only complaint was that his meal was served in little baskets on a wooden board! His exclamation of Oh no, it's on a board! was met very politely by our waiter immediately offering to put the meal on a plate. With a, now, happy husband, the meal was eaten without further delay. He loved the tartar sauce & the lemon in a muslin bag. My only real complaint (its not a biggie either) was that the only decaf coffee they had was instant, so a bit of a shame, but hopefully they can look into that & next time it won't be. All in All a nice experience. We will definitely be back.
Apr 1st, 2023

Food was great when it eventually came but the service let it down. We (a table of 3) waited more than an hour between starter and main. We'd clearly been forgotten about as we watched tables come in after us and be served. And when we asked, we were fobbed off with "we're really busy" (they weren't). Own up to mistakes and don't patronise your customers.
Apr 30th, 2023

This was the best meal we had during our visit to Aberdeen. The ambience was lovely, the service perfect, and the food delicious!
Apr 13th, 2023

Went in with my colleague for Lunch about 1pm, the atmosphere was colorful, nice and quiet. But unfortunately most of the things in the menu wasn't available. Its quite sad as you would think the Manager or Chef would know what is and isn't available before one makes an order and hoping the food comes, only to be told apologies We just had drinks and left.
Apr 12th, 2023

Food : 5/5 | Service : 5/5 | Atmosphere : 5/5 Recommended dishes Sunday Roast More
Apr 11th, 2023